Aid ship from Cyprus 'ready' to sail for Gaza, says charity
Two hundred tonnes of food aid were "ready" to be sent from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, a Spanish NGO said Saturday, the first shipment along an EU-backed maritime corridor. As hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan faded, an international effort to launch a sea corridor to supply aid to the Palestinian enclave have gathered pace. Read FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Two hundred tonnes of food aid were "ready" to be sent from Cyprus to war-ravaged Gaza by sea, a Spanish NGO said Saturday, the first shipment along an EU-backed maritime corridor. As hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan faded, an international effort to launch a sea corridor to supply aid to the Palestinian enclave have gathered pace. Read FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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